Spain Sees Highest Jihadist-Related Terror Arrests in 20 Years
4th January 2024
In 2023, Spanish authorities arrested 78 people for offenses related to jihadist terrorism, a 66% uptick compared to the previous year.
The figures, compiled and released by the Ministry of Interior, are the highest recorded in nearly two decades. The rising number of jihadist terror-related arrests represents the continuation of an upward trend that began in 2015, the same year Europe witnessed an unprecedented influx of 1.3 million migrants, the vast majority of whom come from Islamic cultures.
The number of operations targeting jihadist terrorists increased as well, with the National Police and Civil Guard carrying out a total of 36 operations across Spain’s 50 provinces, nine more than the previous year.